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Emperor Ai of Jin
Daoism-Devoted Eastern Jin Sovereign
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Sima Pi · Emperor Ai · Jin Aidi · Sima Qianling
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Ai of Jin, Sima Pi, courtesy name Qianling, was the eldest son of Emperor Cheng and a cousin of Emperor Mu. He took the throne in 361 as the sixth emperor of the Eastern Jin, with the era names Longhe and Xingning. He devoted himself to Daoist practice and elixirs, which left him unable to hold court, so Empress Dowager Chu resumed the regency. He died in 365 aged twenty-five, with the posthumous title Emperor Ai, and was buried at Anping Mausoleum.
Life and times
Dates 341 - 365